Holder for rolls oe toilet-paper



ATORN Y.

R. Y. BovEE.

HOLDER'FOR ROLLS OFI TOILET PAPER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7. 1916.

-Patentqd N ov RANSOM Y. BOVEE, OF MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS, VASSIGrNOR T0 AMERICAN CAN COMPANY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

HOLDER FOR ROLLS 0F TOILET-PAPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1919.

Application filed December 7, 1916. Serial No. 135,533.

To all 'whom z't may concern.'

Be it known that I, RANsoM Y. .Bomann citizen of the United States, residing in Maywood, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Holders for Rolls of Toilet- Paper, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to a holder for rolls of toilet paper and the. like and has for its object broadly the provision of a simple, effective and improved structure capable of economical manufacture.

A principal object of the invention is the provision of a holder for toilet paper and the like which will pcimit a lroll of toilet paper to be readily put in place and which will at the same time restrain the roll against excessive y uiiwinding.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder for rolls of toilet paper and the like so constructed that the roll may not be removed after once being positioned until the paper is exhausted, thereby preventing robbery of the rolls when the tixtures are used in public comfort stations and `the like.

A further object of the invention is the provision of such a holder which will be constructed entirely of sheet metal, the parts of which may be readily and cheaply formed. y

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof.

On the drawing,

Figure l is a. top plan view of a holder embodying my invention with parts shown in section;

Fig, 2- is a transverse vertical sectional view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a partial similar view with the parts somewhat differently arranged to disclose the operation of securing the roll in place; and

Fig. 4 is a view showing a preferred mea-ns of holding an end of the roll in one of the ixed arms.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown on the drawing a holder embodying it and comprising a back 10, two

arms 11 and 12, a cylindrical member 13 and a pressure member lll, all of simple construction. The back, in the present instance, is constructed of a single piece of sheet metal having its edges 15 formed into an outwardly extending peripheral flange adapted to rest against a wall to which the holder may 'be fastened. The body 16 of the back is spacedaway from the wall by this flange and is depressed at appropriate locations 17 and slotted at 18 in such depressions to receive the holding device 19. At each end two lugs Q1 are struck up to providel bearings for pivots on which pivots the arms 11 and 12 'are mounted.

Each of these arms in the present instance consists of a single sheet of metal having a circular end 23 and a body 24:. A peripheral flange Q5 extends along both sides of the body 2l and about the end 23. This flange is extended at its bottom at 26 to forni a lug bearing upon the outer face of the back when the arms are in operative position, as

shown in full lines in Fig. 1. The body of the arm is curved outwardly at 27 to cover the hinged connection with the lugs Q1. The provision of the lugs 21 provides apertures through the back plate and the edges of these apertures serve to limit the outward pivotal movement of therarms as indicated in Fig. 1, the body 24 being cut away at 28 to leave ends 29 adapted to pass through the recesses in this movement.

The portion Q5 of the flange which is disposed about the circular end of each arm is, of course, of arcuate form and extends throughout considerable more than a semicircumference. Inwardly of the center of the circular end the flanges are provided with oppositely disposed inwardly extending lugs 31 forming shoulders for engagement with the connecting member 13 as will be pres entlv described.

The connecting member is composed of the substantially cylindrical body 13 and the pressure member 14 each of which is preferably composed of a single sheet of metal.

- An end of the cylindrical member 13 is made entire cylindrical member so that it mayl be squeezed to smaller circumference and the end moved pastthe shoulders, subsequent which is detachably engaged with the arm 12 is tapered slightly at its extremity in order to facilitate insertion in the flange of the arm, the other end or the one engaged with the arm 11 may or may not be compressible and may be fastened to the arm '11 1n any desired way. However I prefer to provide lugs 41 like the lugs 31 adapted to enter apertures 43 like the apertures 33. This end of the cylindrical member or body 13 can be then positioned, whether compressible or not, by tilting the same with respect to the arm, first threading the lugs through the apertures and then bringing the body to the position shown inthe drawing. To hold it firmly and finally-in this position I provide a third lug 4l at the outer end of the arm adapted to be bent through an aperture 11:5 formed for the purpose in the body to lock the two together. This arrangement fastens the body 13 to the arm 11 permanently and without any lugs or other parts appearing upon the outside to mar the appearance.

Two vT-slots 31 are formed in the sheet 13 and in these T-slots rest T-lugs or ears a cylindrical curvature `different from the cylindrical curvature of the cylinder 13, preferably being of less radius. ency, therefore, is to bow out pressing upon the cardboard core of the roll of toilet paper. It may be positioned by merely in serting the heads of the lugs 35 through the heads of the T-slots 3-1 and when so positioned is in no danger of being disconnected unless it is desired to remove it. The cylinder 13 may be formed with a depression to receive the member 14.

It Will be manifest from the foregoing that a roll of toilet paper positioned in a holder embodying the present invention will be restrained from .unrolling, except in accordance with the continued pulling on the i loose end,rthe pressure member 1-1 preventing too great unwinding. `Vhen a roll has been exhausted it is only necessary to tear away a part of the core, which is ordinarily stiff, then to compress the end of the cylindrical body engaging the arm 12 thus freeing it from this arm and permitting the core to be removed and a second roll to be .positioned. The tapered end can then be in- Its tend-v serted in the flangeand the parts snapped together to cause the lugs to seat in the apertures. Y It is thought that the invention land many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its material advantages, the form vhereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim: y

1. A holder for a roll of toilet paper and y the like comprising a pair of arms adapted 'member and its middle portion outwardly movable for restraining undesired movement of said roll.

2. A holder for a roll of toilet paper and `the like comprising a pair of arms adapted to extend out from a wall, one of Said arms v being movable and having lips, extendin toward each other, and -a member adapted to extend between said arms, said member comprising a metal sheet bent to cylindrical y form and having apertures near an end to receive said lips, said end of said member being compressible to permit said lipsto pass into and out of said apertures.

3. A holder for a roll of toilet paper and the like comprising a supported cylindrical member, and a friction element extending circumferentiallyr of said cylindrical member to prevent undesired unwinding of said roll, an end of said element having a sliding interlocking connection with said member. y

4f. A holder for a roll of toilet paperv and the like comprising a supported. cylindrical member, a metal sheet curved on smaller radius than said cylindrical member and having its ends interlocked in said cylindrical member and being adapted to be pressed toward said cylindrical member b the core of a roll of toilet paper carried t ereby.

5. A holder for a roll of toilet-paper and the like comprising a Supported cylindrical rio `sheet met-al member having a slot in its side,

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adapted to be inserted in said annular flange, said end being provided With perforations and said flange having a plurality of lugs extending radially inwardly and disposed through apertures to look the endl of the body to said arm. i

7 A holder for a roll of toilet paper and the like lcomprising a pair of arms adapted to extend out from a Wall, one of said arms having a flange annularly about its end, a cylindrical carrying body having an end adapted t0 be inserted in said annular flange,

said end being provided with perforations .and Said lian e having a lurality of lugs d diyv and disposed 15 ially inWar extending ra to look the end of the through apertures body to said arni,

bendable 1n position lafter said arm is enga ed With said body.

bigned in the presence of two subscribing 20 ETHEL Woon.

one of said lugs being v 

